Boone Books

This book gives an interesting and factual account of the life of Daniel Boone and his adventures in the wilderness. The information in this book is written in a way thats easy to understand. It keeps you interested all the way through. You will learn about the many close encounters Boone has with death. This book also tells about Boone's life with the Indians in captivity. Their are many pictures in this book that help to give you a better picture of what is going on. The book begins by describing Boone's parents and early life. Here I learned many things I didn't know about Boone. Then the book tells of Boone's life after his marraige to Rebecca Bryan, and their settlement in Kentucky. It is here that you will read about Boone's expeditions with his fellow settlers and their deadly encounters with the Indians. One interesting story the book tells is how Boone rescues two of his daughters from Indian captivity. The book then tells of Boone's life after he moves away from Kentucky. Finally it tells of his tragic death from acute indigestion caused by eating too many sweat potatoes. Their are so many interesting things you will read about in this book. For example, it tells of Boone's son and his friend being skinned alive slowly by Indians. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about US explorers, or adventures in the forests. It is also a great book for book reports and projects because it has excellent pictures and key facts. In the back of the book their is even a timeline summarizing Boone's life. Anyone interested should definitely read this book!

Although Ms. Jones has yet to match her first and best book, Bridger's Last Stand, she continues to supply romance lovers with satisfying reads. With a combination of danger and humor, Ms. Jones draws the reader into Boone and Jayne's situation and makes them run along with these characters. Ms. Jones has a knack for helping the reader to suspend disbelief in unlikely situations, making every page enjoyable. Even when relying on coincidental situations--how likely is it that the very thing Boone seeks is with someone Jayne knows?--this author keeps the reader interested in her story. In Bed With Boone is sexy, fun, and a quick read. A writer to watch.

This is a quick read and a very enjoyable look at a minister's life in a small town. As the new minister and his wife get acquainted with their parishioners and the other local inhabitants, they become involved in a mystery which threatens the calm of several people's lives. Hopefully Ms Littlefield will continue to write about these characters, as you quickly get drawn into caring about them.

This book was a blast. A simple pulp western that entertained me to a high degree. I bought "Dan'L" thinking it would be little more than a filler book between more substantial reads. It surprised me.

Dan'l and his pals, Nolichucky Jack and Choctaw Indian Zeke Morningstar in particular, are in constant danger as they head north along the Natchez Trace trail from New Orleans to Boonesborough, Daniel Boone's self made hometown. Loaded with silver as payment for delivering large ice blocks to that southern port city, Dan'L and his crew are forced to battle through numerous traps and sneak attacks as they traverse northward.

The story is engaging, the characters well drawn and interesting. Dodge Tyler has an infective style. At times, the the rural, late eighteenth century period slang spewed by the characters is hard to follow, but man, is it fun! Tyler marinates every scene with local flavor and period history without slowing the story down. What I loved most is the humor Tyler laces throughout the book. I belly-laughed many times. Tyler is at his best when he creates a scene involving dialogue banter. Characters continually sling poison-tipped barbs at friends and foes, which broke me up and had me wondering why Tyler isn't more well known.

It's a fun book, Dan'L is a worthy, engaging, hero/protagonist, and I will definitely read more of Dodge Tyler. A three star book bumped up to four stars because Tyler remembered that adventure westerns are about escape and enjoyment. I had a blast reading this tale.

This is a mcuh needed area of focus. Information of the contribution of women is difficult to find in history. Hopefully this book will provide ideas in future research at national or local levels.

In the late 22nd Century, Earth's first interstellar spaceship is involved in a collision with a much larger vessel outside the approved travel lanes. In its desperation to avoid the Galactic Hegemony, the captain gives Earth a more modern ship out of its inventory. This allows Earth to build more ships, and explore local space. Intelligent life is pretty common, and the only reason Earth hasn't heard about it is their use of inefficient and outdated electromagnetic energy for communication, instead of the much more efficient galactic phloomb. About the only talent humans have, according to the rest of the galaxy, is that of negotiation and arbitration.

Sam Boone works at Earth's major spaceport, near Trenton, New Jersey. It's there because one of the favorite tourist destinations is the nearby city of Hoboken (along with Disneyworld, of course). In one story, Sam must deal with a pair of alien races who decide to settle their differences in a professional wrestling ring, thinking that humans also do it this way. Another popular export for Earth is magazines of any type. Whether it is a home and garden magazine or a mechanical hobby magazine, the other alien races find them absolutely hilarious. In another story, Sam must escort a pair of aliens around Disneyworld. This wouldn't seem so difficult, except these are group mind aliens, where one individual inhabits 20 or 30 separate bodies. Do they get a group discount on tickets? In each of these stories, Sam must deal with very different cultural values, while keeping his alien boss happy and keeping himself out of some potentially disastrous situations.

There is a sad lack of humor in science fiction. This book helps to fill the gap. For lighter, humorous reading that is still well written, this is very much worth checking out.

Description from the book back cover:

Alison Murdock tried her best to remain proper and professional, but how could she describe her unusual inheritance to the most handsome and exciting man she'd ever seen? Tucker Boone was rugged, tanned, with sky blue eyes any Texas cowboy would be proud to call his own, and then there were those kissable lips ... Alison felt her composure slip, her temperature rise and her heart pound - she was supposed to deliver an English butler to this wanderer, but how could a "gentleman's gentleman" fit into Tucker's life? Tucker swore he was no gentleman, and then did his best to prove it, stunning the lady lawyer with kisses that made her forget work and long to play. Alison had spent years reaching for the top - why did being with Tucker satisfy her so? And now Tucker wanted roots, a future with this beautiful, complicated woman, but he needed a plan ... and the help of his knowing butler to pull it off. Could he make Alison see she couldn't settle for less than love?

Volume II came in the mail today, and reminded me that I really got a kick out of the skill that went into developing each chapter by a different author--it takes enormous skill to distill entire bodies of literature into roughly ten pages--in both of these volumes.

This document is available FREE as a PDF download, see the comment for the URL. US Government publications are paid for by the public and consequently free online.

Since it is free and can be reviewed in detail online, I do not itemize the way I usually do. The Army War College Strategic Studies Institute (AWC SSI) is one of the finest places for anyone to access a wide range of free monographs covering all strategic topics relevant to the US Army and the Joint military-civilian strategic challenges and opportunies.

See also:
Security Studies for the 21st Century
Sun Tzu: Art of War (History and Warfare)
The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone
The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People
The Fifty-Year Wound: How America's Cold War Victory Has Shaped Our World
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (The American Empire Project)

I have many lists relevant to this topic and would be glad to see greater public interest in how one defines national interests, and then develops national policies that are truly in the public interest.

This came in the mail today, and I really got a kick out of the skill that went into developing each chapter by a different author--it takes enormous skill to distill entire bodies of literature into roughly ten pages.

This document is available FREE as a PDF download, see the comment for the URL. US Government publications are paid for by the public and consequently free online.

Since it is free and can be reviewed in detail online, I do not itemize the way I usually do. The Army War College Strategic Studies Institute (AWC SSI) is one of the finest places for anyone to access a wide range of free monographs covering all strategic topics relevant to the US Army and the Joint military-civilian strategic challenges and opportunies.

See also:
Security Studies for the 21st Century
Modern Strategy
Understanding International Conflicts (6th Edition) (Longman Classics in Political Science)

I have many lists relevant to this topic and would be glad to see greater public interest in how one defines national interests, and then develops national policies that are truly in the public interest.

Debby Boone and husband Gabriel Ferrer make for a formidable team in the world of children's books. Together they have written six books... each with Debby's heartwarming prose on everyday things and Gabri's charmingly primitive watercolor illustrations.

"Welcome to this World" was originally published by Harvest House Publishers in 1995. The book was a similar size and format to Debby's other books... like a big picture book. Well, in June 2001, Harvest House re-issued "Welcome" as a read-aloud board book. It was sized down to 5.78 X 5.08 X 0.86, but retains all Debby's text and Gabri's illustrations. The pages are sturdy and easier to clean... just right for busy hands. Here's a book that toddlers can hold themselves!

The book makes for a wonderful gift for baby showers or new arrivals.